temporizing Sentence Examples
- The diplomat temporized with his response, buying time for consultations.
- The politician temporized by dodging the question, hoping to avoid confrontation.
- The manager temporized, claiming he needed more information before making a decision.
- The athlete temporized during the race, pacing himself to avoid burnout.
- The doctor temporized with the patient's diagnosis, hoping to avoid premature conclusions.
- The parents temporized with their child's bedtime, gradually pushing it back to improve their own sleep.
- The government temporized with its economic policies, hesitant to adopt drastic measures.
- The historian temporized in his research, ensuring accuracy by verifying multiple sources.
- The negotiator temporized with the opposing side, seeking a mutually acceptable solution.
- The artist temporized with her brushstrokes, striving for the perfect balance of detail and expression.
temporizing Meaning
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temporizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Temporize
Synonyms & Antonyms of temporizing
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- filibustering
- playing
- staggering
- procrastinating
- dragging
- dawdling
- lollygagging
- trifling
- tarrying
- loitering
- crawling
- moping
- creeping
- shuffling
- lagging
Antonyms:
- overtaking
- speeding-up-
- dashing
- scurrying
- hastening
- hurrying
- tearing
- ripping
- outrunning
- hastening
- catching-up
- scudding
- outstripping
- rushing
- tearing
- whirling
- outpacing
- quickening
- speeding
- rushing
- whirling
- catching-up
- racing
- speeding
- dashing
- quickening
- ripping
- racing
- overtaking
- flying
- hurrying
- scudding
- outrunning
- outstripping
- speeding-up-
- scurrying
- outpacing
- flying
Synonyms:
- idling
- diddling
- dillydallying
- inching
- lallygagging
- loafing
- decelerating
- pottering-around-
- poking
- shilly-shallying
- fooling-around
- slowing-down-or-up-
- easing
- lumbering
- messing-around
- sauntering
- plodding
- puttering-around-
- lounging
- monkeying-around-
- fiddling-around-
- strolling
- ambling
- lolling
- dallying
- hanging-around-or-out-
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word temporizing
of Temporize
lingering,stalling, delaying,filibustering, playing, staggering, procrastinating, dragging, dawdling, lollygagging
breezing, jogging, trotting, galloping, sprinting, running, stampeding, scrambling, stampeding, hustling
The diplomat temporized with his response, buying time for consultations.
The politician temporized by dodging the question, hoping to avoid confrontation.
The manager temporized, claiming he needed more information before making a decision.
The athlete temporized during the race, pacing himself to avoid burnout.
